Safe by June Diamond

This piece was created for a group show called Found at the Arena 1 Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. March 2010. The show featured work made from recycled materials.This sculpture is a blanket made out of recycled glass, with jump rings made out of recycled copper. Each piece of glass was slumped over a mold made out of a found skeleton key. The blanket was twisted when installed, implying that safety can be jeopardized.

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June Diamond has been a practicing artist for over 30 years. After relocating from the East Coast, she received her BFA from the California Institute of the Arts, witha full merit scholarship and an accerlated graduation. During her studies she worked in many media such as paint, resin, latex, leather, wire and serious fibers, earning critical acclaim from the facility at Cal Arts.. June opened a glass studio in Southern California where she developed expertise in the medium. Over the years she has created and exhibited an extensive body of work, and hundres of her pieces are held in private collections worldwide. In recent years, June has expanded her use of recycled materials to also include metals such as copper, brass, and steel.